This page gives access to the data gathered by dr. Barbara Borgers during the program of petrographic studies on ceramics from production contexts at four sites (Forum Appii, Ad Medias, site 12317 and site 11231) and from ‘consumption sites´ investigated during field surveys in the Pontine plain (around Forum Appii, Ad Medias and Norba).
Introduction and sample list
Ceramic_petrography aims and procedures
MC_SampleSelection_Petrography
Fabric descriptions
5_Augite Tempered Colluvial Fabric
6_Sedimentary fabric tempered with igneous inclusions
9_Colluvial Fabric with Sanidine
10_Fine Colluvial Fabric with Sanidine
11_Sedimentary Fabric with Quartz